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29 August 2007
Down to Earth readers' guide to saving electricity + added bonus
Turn off appliances at the wall. Reorganise your appliances to make this as easy as possible. Turn off all chargers with a black box on them...
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28 August 2007
Saving electricity
I went back to work yesterday, and had a meeting following work, so I didn't get a chance to come back at all yesterday. It was a long d...
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27 August 2007
Reading your electricity meter
Isn't it frustrating when you receive your electricity bill, you think it's too high but you can't really remember what you did ...
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26 August 2007
Making sauerkraut from scratch
Sauerkraut is made with just two ingredients - cabbage and salt, with a bit of time thrown in for good measure. I used four small sugarloaf ...
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It will be a busy place at this homestead today. I'm going back to my voluntary job tomorrow after having two weeks off and I still have...
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25 August 2007
The true cost of food - more added
A few years ago, when I started thinking about the true cost of food, I started to buy as much as I could in, and from, my own local area. I...
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We're with Telstra
I'm running out of time for another post today so here is an update on the photo dilemma. We've signed up with Telstra on their Home...
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Dishcloth swap
The following first list partners have received their swaps. Robin and Maggie Carla and RhondaJean Polly and Jewels Kirsty and Elizabeth Bri...
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What a milestone!
Unbelievable! There have been over 20,000 visitors here since I started blogging in mid May. The counter now sits on 20,140. That's incr...
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24 August 2007
Warm hands
I've just spent a delightful 15 minutes washing up. My dishwasher, that I usually use every second day, is out of service as the hose ca...
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Electricity audit
From next Monday I'll be auditing my own electricity meter to see what my usage is. I do this a few times during the year and it gives m...
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Phone bills
Let me say first that I do NOT like paying too much for anything I use. When it comes to bank fees and phone costs, that feeling is doubled...
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23 August 2007
Staying motivated
This is my stash of dishcloths that I usually have on my kitchen window sill. The one in use now, next to the container, and the two on top ...
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Dishcloth swap
I received my swap parcel from Carla when I returned from our trip. In it were three beautiful cloths - one the same colour as our new yell...
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22 August 2007
Where have all the kind people gone?
This is a rant that I need to get off my chest. It not specifically to do with simple living, although I do think it's part of it. You c...
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Get the most out of each day
It is is helpful to think about your week before it happens. I noticed that Jenny likes to organise herself on Monday mornings so that afte...
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21 August 2007
The grass looks greener
It's so good to be back home again and now that I've slept, I'm feeling refreshed and motivated. Although I took my iPod, knitti...
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20 August 2007
Coming home
This is H (on the left) on the Mackay railway station where we stopped for 30 minutes on the way through. The view from my window at Bowen, ...
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